Board of Directors

  • Arvind Chhatbar, M.A., MBA
    Chairman of the Board, Compensation Committee

  • John J. Ryan III
    Board Member, Audit Committee

  • Stephan Guerin
    Board Member, Compensation Committee (Chair)

  • Nishith Goel, Ph. D
    Board Member, Compensation Committee, Audit Committee

  • Steve Bower, FCA
    Board Member,  Audit Committee (Chair)

  • Tim Thorsteinson
    Chief Executive Officer, Board Member

    Arvind Chhatbar, M.A., MBA

    Chairman of the Board, Compensation Committee

    Arvind is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Enablence Technologies Inc. (TSXV: ENA). Prior to assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Enablence Technologies Inc., Arvind was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Enablence which he co-founded in December of 2003.

    Prior to Enablence, Arvind had a distinguished career with the National Research Council of Canada. Arvind was responsible for the creation of several NRC technology spin-off companies, including SiGe Semicondustor, Iridian Spectral Technologies, CrossLight Software, Toth Information Systems, and several other successful companies.

    In 1996, Arvind founded Vitesse Re-Skilling and held the position of President from its inception until the launch of Enablence. Arvind is a previous Executive Director of the Ottawa Regional Innovation Forum and in December 2005, Arvind was elected to be Director and Chair of the Ottawa Business Council's - Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce.

    Arvind has an MBA from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Arts (Development Economics and Administration) degree from Carleton University. In addition, Arvind is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in London, United Kingdom and he has a Diploma in Banking from the Institute of Finance Management.

    John J. Ryan III

    Board Member, Audit Committee

    John J. Ryan III is a Member of the Board of Directors of Enablence Technologies (TSXV:ENA). John had been elected to the Board of Directors of Enablence Inc. in October 2005 and also serves on Enablence's Audit Committee.

    John Ryan is a successful entrepreneur and investor in numerous industries; from oil and gas to optical networking companies. John founded Evergreen Resources Inc., a developer of coal bed methane reserves in the United States which in May, 2004 merged with Pioneer Natural Resources in a $2.1 Billion transaction. At Evergreen Resources Inc., John was a member of the Board of Directors and served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. From January 2000 to September 2004, he was the President of CISA Trust Company (Switzerland) S.A. which provided estate planning and investment advisory services.

    Stephan Guerin

    Board Member, Compensation Committee (Chair)

    Mr. Stephan Guerin was appointed to the Board of Directors of Enablence Technologies (TSXV: ENA) in February 2007. Along with that, he was also appointed Chair of Enablence's Compensation Committee.

    Stephan Guerin was one of the seven members of the Alcatel Alsthom Group Executive Committee, responsible for the telecommunications, transportation, energy, industrial controls and media groups with a global work force of 220,000 in 120 different countries. Mr. Guerin was previously the Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions for the Alcatel Alsthom group and was responsible for the negotiation and implementation of the major mergers of the group, including ITT, Rockwell Telecom, Telettra, STC submarine and AEG-Kable. Stephan was also responsible for developing international strategic alliances and played a key role in establishing the Alcatel Alsthom group in emerging markets such as Brazil, China, and India. Mr. Guerin was also the Senior Executive vice-president with ICO, a start-up in the field of Global Satellite Communication. Mr. Guerin is currently the International Partner of Schwarz-Schilling and Partners, the Managing Director of Onslow Group and one of the founders and directors of Catrifarma Limitada.

    Nishith Goel, Ph. D

    Board Member, Compensation Committee, Audit Committee

    Dr. Nishith Goel was appointed to the Board of Directors of Enablence Technologies (TSXV: ENA) in February, 2007. Dr. Goel is also on Enablence's Compensation and Audit committees.

    Dr. Nishith Goel is the Founder and President of Cistel Technology, an IT and engineering company with operations in Canada, India and the United States. Dr. Goel is also the Co- Founder of CHiL Semiconductor and he was a Co-Founder of Ipine Networks which was acquired by Nakina Systems. Dr. Goel was a Technical Advisor and Member of the Scientific Staff of Nortel Networks from 1984 until 1999.

    Nishith Goel has a M.A Science, Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D, Systems Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

    Steve Bower

    Board Member, Audit Committee (Chair)

    Steve Bower is a Chartered Accountant currently serving as Chief Financial Officer of The Consumers’ Waterheater Income Fund (TSX: CWI.UN) where he supported the CEO in completing a number of acquisitions and led the successful refinancing of $330 million in publicly-traded debt. Previously he was CFO of Wi-LAN (TSX: WIN) from 2006 to 2007 and CFO of SiGe Semiconductor from 1999 to 2005. He has had several Board roles, including Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of FisherCast Global Corp from 2004 to 2008, as well as the Boards of Financial Executives International – Canada and the Accounting Standards Board of the CICA. Mr. Bower graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in 1973 and was awarded his FCA by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 2006.

    Steve chairs Enablence’s Audit Committee.

    Tim Thorsteinson

    Chief Executive Officer, Board Member

    An award-winning international business leader, Tim Thorsteinson was appointed to the Board of Directors of Enablence Technologies (TSXV : ENA) in November 2009.

    Tim has successfully transformed several challenging businesses to growing, profitable, high-margin market companies delivering high rates of shareholder return. He recently served as President of the Broadcast Division at Harris Corporation with $650 million in revenue, and expanded the Division by refocusing the revenue stream on new products and reducing operating expenses. Tim also served as a Harris Corporate Officer and was a member of the Harris Executive Committee.

    Prior to joining Harris Corporation, Tim was President and CEO at Leitch Technology where he oversaw the execution of a two-year turnaround plan that rebuilt value and positioned the company for a profitable sale. He has held senior and executive management positions at Thomson Broadcast & Media Solutions, the Grass Valley Group and the Video and Networking Division at Tektronix.